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Amazing huge news!!!
The Caisse Infra devision officially announced the proposed train project for the island of Montreal and it's north and south shores. The project nicely integrates an airport light rail train.
CDP Infra promotional Video
MONTRÉAL, April 22, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - CDPQ Infra, a subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, unveiled plans today for its Réseau électrique métropolitain (REM), an integrated, world-class public transportation project. Launched 288 days after the creation of CDPQ Infra, the proposal marks the beginning of a series of consultations to be held over the next few months with stakeholder groups and interested citizens.As proposed, the REM will link downtown Montréal, the South Shore, the West Island (Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue), the North Shore (Deux-Montagnes) and the airport in a unified, fully automated, 67-km light rail transit (LRT) system comprising 24 stations and operating 20 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Once completed, the REM will be the third largest automated transportation system in the world after Dubai (80 km) and Vancouver (68 km), and just ahead of Singapore (65 km). For the metropolitan area, the REM also represents the largest public transportation infrastructure since the Montréal metro, inaugurated in 1966. Combined with existing transportation networks (metro, trains and buses), the REM opens a new era of public transit development in the Greater Montréal area.
The solution proposed by CDPQ Infra will:
offer an integrated, efficient and reliable service
constitute Québec's first "public-public" partnership project
build a new network of strategic importance for the Greater Montréal area and for Québec
foster environmentally sustainable transportation
Integrated, efficient and reliable service
As a single, integrated transportation network, the REM will offer a number of efficient travel options in the Greater Montréal area. Connections between the new network and existing bus, metro and train systems have also been designed to simplify itineraries.
With frequent and reliable service running from 5:00 am to 1:00 am – 20 hours a day, every day – the REM represents a new paradigm and significant time savings for commuters in the metropolitan region. The decision to use dedicated tracks will allow for quick and uninterrupted travel, and passengers will have Wi-Fi connectivity and access to live status updates.
New stations will be integrated into their urban environment and designed to allow easy access for pedestrians, bicycles, cars and buses. All stations will be covered, climate-controlled, equipped with elevators, and will meet the principles of universal access.
Finally, by choosing the Highway 40 route to the West Island, the project allows for the creation of a dedicated corridor for public transportation, without the need to share tracks with freight trains.
Public-public model
The project aims to reinforce the dynamism of the Montréal economy. It demonstrates the potential of CDPQ Infra's public-public partnership model. While improving people's daily lives, the REM will generate stable returns for la Caisse and its clients.
"Today we are proposing an innovative public transit solution that will improve the quality of life in Montréal and deliver important economic, social and environmental benefits. It will improve the metropolitan region's overall competitiveness," said Michael Sabia, President and Chief Executive Officer of la Caisse. "The new transit system will also deliver long-term, stable investment returns very well aligned with the needs of our depositors, the people of Québec."
"As such, this project is perfectly in line with our overall strategy and with our approach to investing in Québec – focused as it is on the development of high-impact, commercially sound projects. Every time passengers use their new transit system, they will be helping to secure their future retirement. This virtuous circle serves as a good illustration of the principle underlying the public-public partnership model," added Mr. Sabia.
"Nine months after the launch of CDPQ Infra, we are taking another important step," said Macky Tall, President and Chief Executive Officer, CDPQ Infra. "Much work remains to be done, but today we are unveiling a state-of-the-art solution. With highly frequent service, 20 hours a day, universal access and Wi-Fi available throughout the network, the REM promises to improve the daily commute of hundreds of thousands of people. We are committed to delivering the project on-time and on-budget."
A network of strategic importance for the metropolitan area and for Québec
The new network represents an investment of approximately $5.5 billion. La Caisse is willing to commit $3 billion to the project. The proposed financial structure also requires investments by the governments of Québec and Canada.
"A network as significant as the one we are proposing could potentially add more than $3 billion to the Québec GDP over four years. We also expect close to $5 billion in private real estate developments along the chosen route," said Christian Dubé, Executive Vice-President, Québec at la Caisse. "Such economic benefits clearly show that la Caisse's return objectives go hand-in-hand with Québec's economic development."
The new network will generate approximately 7,500 direct and indirect jobs annually during the 4-year construction phase, and more than 1,000 permanent jobs once in operation.
The plan also includes reserve capacity to meet future needs, with five potential stations envisioned for areas such as McGill University and Université de Montréal. The proposed route will also go through areas with high economic development potential, including the airport, Technoparc St-Laurent, Université de Montréal, the Peel Basin and the Wellington-Bridge area.
Fostering sustainable transportation
The new network will be efficient, accessible and well-connected to existing transit systems, encouraging the use of electric public transportation in five key areas of the metropolitan region.
The REM could thus help reduce GHG emissions by 16,800 tonnes annually and accelerate Québec's transition to a low-carbon economy. At the same time, this new public transit system could reduce economic losses associated with traffic congestion, currently estimated at $1.4 billion annually in the Greater Montréal area.
Next steps and conditions for success
The decision to move forward with the construction of this major public transportation project is conditional upon the financial participation of the governments of Québec and Canada, which forms an integral part of the proposed financial structure.
CDPQ Infra will begin a consultation process with various stakeholders in the coming weeks. Information and discussion sessions will also be organized for the general public in all areas affected by this extensive new network. CDPQ Infra is committed to providing open, regular and timely communications through each phase of the project.
CDPQ Infra plans to submit this project to the environmental impact public hearing (BAPE) process at the end of the summer of 2016.
CDPQ Infra is committed to rigorously managing the procurement process by issuing open and transparent international calls for tenders. This process will be based on global best practices for efficiency and transparency.
If all these steps are taken successfully, construction is currently expected to begin in the spring of 2017, so that the first trains can be in service towards the end of 2020.
For more information, citizens are encouraged to consult the new Project section in the CDPQ Infra website: cdpqinfra.com
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Amazing news. This is totally outside the scope of what I was thinking. Imagine the frequency when all the branches meet up. Now, THAT, will be service!
A promotion video from the CDPQ Infra devision.
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Great news! This thread may be better suited in the YUL Airport sub-section of the forum...no?
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Not much news lately. Perhaps the calm before the storm?
Here's some Thursday morning news about another potential investor.
http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/f8a12a65-59f1-4dc5-8903-d93276b14a5d%7CaQZuwoECBrE2.html
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This looks like a great spot for a baseball stadium
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J'étais a Fenway il y a trois ans et c'était un de mes meilleurs experiences de baseball dans ma vie. Simplement incroyable come parc!
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Reports saying over 90,000 tickets sold as of this morning. I'll be at both games this weekend
Jack Todd talking about new financing for the Big-O
http://montrealgazette.com/sports/baseball-pit-stop-at-big-o-revives-hopes
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Ou est-ce que ça dit que le match est annulé ?
Ca le dit pas. J'ai jamais dit que c'était annulé.
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Partie de samedi probablement annulée ou remise à cause de la neige........ belle publicité que Montréal se fait !!! Et le big boss de la RIO qui dit qu'un nouveau stade n'est pas nécessaire que le stade olympique fait l'affaire ....
Where did you hear this?
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An article on the Expos and the upcoming games in LaPresse.
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My friend who lives in Toronto told me that he heard tickets sales are passing 80,000. Does anyone have any update or news on the latest count? If it's anything like last year i'm sure they'll be a huge walkup.
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This could be a great solution and opportunity to integrate public transit into a new stadium proposal. If any of the sites south of downtown which we've talked about on this forum were considered, this LRT project could be a key factor. Whether it's in the location where Project Montreal proposed the stadium in place of the bonaventure, or near the costco on bridge, an LRT station could be integrated. It would provide a direct connection from the south shore, as well as a potential one-vehicle change for people coming from east, west and Laval.
Would love to see this all work out with a stadium proposal! Hope CRO is seeing this!
MONTREAL - The era of the orange-coned bus lane is over.That’s what the transport department said Friday in announcing that the Parti Québécois will invest $28 million to study and develop the idea of building light-rail transit on the new Champlain Bridge by the year 2021.
Reaffirming its pledge to make public transit the future of urban commuting, the provincial government said it’s willing to work with Ottawa to build an eight-stop electric train linking the South Shore to Montreal. The government predicted the commute would take under 20 minutes.
With nearly 160,000 crossings daily, the Champlain Bridge is the country’s busiest — a fact with which most South Shore commuters are likely all too familiar. Currently, about 20,000 people use a network of buses to get downtown during rush hour.
But the bridge’s bus infrastructure is maxed out, says former PQ MNA Nicolas Girard, who now heads the Agence métropolitaine de Transport. He says the electric train would carry as many as 100,000 passengers to and from Montreal during peak hours.
“This is a system that will allow people to change their transportation habits drastically … and change history,” said Marie Malavoy, the PQ cabinet minister in charge of the Montérégie region on Montreal’s South Shore.
Early estimates place the cost of replacing Montreal’s decaying Champlain Bridge anywhere from $3 billion to $5 billion. Because the span is owned and operated by a Crown corporation, its reconstruction will be funded entirely by the federal government.
In an exclusive interview with The Gazette last week, Federal Transport Minister Denis Lebel said he is open to the idea of adding light rail to the project. But Lebel added that the extra cost would have to come out of the 10-year, $14 billion his government put toward Quebec infrastructure projects in last March’s federal budget.
No one was willing to speculate about costs Friday, but Quebec Transport Minister Sylvain Gaudreault did say he was willing to hammer out a solution with the federal government in order to fund the ambitious venture.
“I’m not interested in getting into fights with Ottawa, I’m interested in finding solutions for our transit users,” he said.
A delegation of mayors from Montreal’s South Shore sat and listened attentively Friday as Gaudreault outlined the genesis of the light-rail plans. The project could see tens of millions in housing development pour in to the bedroom communities, said Florence Paulhiac, an Université de Québec à Montréal transportation professor.
“You’re offering quick access to the city for people who likely spend their fair share of time stuck in traffic, and that’s always an attractive proposition,” Paulhiac told The Gazette.
Like so many urban geography experts, Paulhiac said the best way to get people to leave their cars at home is by investing in light rail. However, she cautions that the considerable investment requires foresight and intensive planning.
“It’s not just about creating a reliable, affordable, user-friendly service,” she said. “You have to ensure that people will be able to park their cars at the train stations or at least ensure a way for those stations to be easily accessible from their homes. It’s enormously expensive and something of a gamble. But given that the train project would pass along an already thriving transportation corridor, I’d say it’s a pretty good gamble.”
Paulhiac said the rail project alone could exceed $1 billion in cost and would need to be heavily used in order for the government to see a return on its investment.
“Once the train is built you can’t unbuild it, there’s no turning back,” she said. “I’d estimate that you need about 25,000 people using the service for each hour during rush hour for it to be worth the risk. It’s certainly possible.”
But not all within the urban geography sector agree with the emphasis on light rail.
“What the PQ plans to do with trains can be done with buses at a fraction of the cost,” said Ahmed El-Geneidy, the head of McGill University’s Transportation Research Group. “You need to invest in upgrading buses, making them larger, more comfortable and re-branding them as a sexier alternative to being stuck in traffic. That way, you accomplish your goal of reducing congestion and reducing greenhouse gas emissions while saving money.”
The new span will be a toll bridge, and is expected to be completed by 2021.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/invest+million+study+Champlain+Bridge/8267053/story.html
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Here's Project Montreal's vision for the location for a new downtown ballpark...
Personally, I LOVE IT! I can just imagine the spot, with a view of downtown, the old port, and the water of the peel basin. The area around the peel basin could be filled with terasses, resto-pubs, bars, not to mention the new developments we'll see arising as a result of the Griffintown projects.
Access would be good with a quick university street connection to 720 east/west, and the champlain all within quick driving distance. The only problem I can see would be lack of public transit. Bergeron covers that with his intention to have tramways throughout the area and this will be a subject wich will have to be looked at seriously regardless with all the new residential development in the area; it's going to have to be connected to the network, somehow, efficiently. Not sure busses will cut it.
We're a long long long way from this being close to happening, but it's more interest and steps towards having a team back then we've ever seen before. Here's to hoping this movement continues!
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Here's Jack Todd talking about baseball coming back:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Todd+baseball+dream+reborn/8145572/story.html
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Has anyone been out to see the Jazz? How are they doing?
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Mitch Melnick (TSN 690) went on TSN 1050 in Toronto to talk about the campaign to Save TSN 690, and in the interview (link below) he got to talking about the Expos and how there's movement in place to bring baseball back. He also mentioned knowing the site the group is thinking about, and it's downtown.
Does anyone know which site this might be which is seriously being considered??
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Sign me up as well...
Never thought i'd say this but I even miss baseball at the Big O...better than none at all.
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Réjean Tremblay au 98.5 parle d'un projet du Guy Bertrand pour retour du baseball et autre :
Nice clip...I wonder how much substance this proposal holds or if it'll disappear into the air as we've seen with many projects.
Here's a few more pieces about Guy Bertrand's proposal:
http://www.rds.ca/plus/sports-divers/guy-bertrand-voit-grand-pour-montr%C3%A9al-1.492127
http://tvasports.ca/sports-ete/guy-bertrand-veut-les-jeux-et-du-baseball-17092012
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Je comprends que cette stade, qui est proposé, serait pas assez gros.
MON QUESTION, c'est si le terrain est disponible et si il pourrait étre utilisé?
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Yesterday Richard Bergeron came out with more info on his proposed tramline project if he were to be elected mayor. First lines implemented in 2017 in time for the 375th birthday of MTL with the whole network of 35km being completed by 2020.
I would love to see this happen.
Metro
Journal de MTL
http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2012/11/21/le-tramway-bergeron-en-2017
Some more pics from Bergeron's twitter account
Potential route map
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http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?106072-New-Montreal-Ballpark&
Very interesting...I had never even heard of this proposal.
Could this be a possible location for a downtown stadium??!!
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On l'attends avec patience!!